The following government documents tabled earlier today were considered:

Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)—Statement of corporate intent 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004Non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates—Reports for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

Medibank Private Limited—Statement of corporate intent 2008-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

IIF Investments Pty Limited, IIF (CM) Investments Pty Limited, IIF BioVentures Pty Limited, IIF Foundation Pty Limited and IIF Neo Pty Limited—Reports for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

Gene Technology Regulator—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2007. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

National Blood Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Sherry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Sherry in continuation.

Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2006-07—Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Copyright Agency Limited—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (Screenrights)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Surveillance Devices Act 2004Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Australian Law Reform Commission—Report No. 107—Privilege in perspective: Client legal privilege in federal investigations, January 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered:

Commissioner for Superannuation (ComSuper)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Director of National Parks—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Crimes Act 1914Controlled operations—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Office of Parliamentary Counsel—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Federal Court of Australia—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Department of the Environment and Water Resources—Reports for 2006-07—

Volume 1—Department of the Environment and Water Resources.

Volume 2—Legislation.

Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Australian Film Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Attorney-General’s Department—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Future Fund Board of Guardians and Future Fund Management Agency (Future Fund)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Watson. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Watson in continuation.

Australian Customs Service—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Interactive Gambling Act 2001Report for 2006 on the operation of the prohibition on interactive gambling advertisements. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Australian Federal Police (AFP)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Department of the Treasury—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Wet Tropics Management Authority—Report for 2006-07, including State of the Wet Tropics report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Institute of Criminology and Criminology Research Council—Reports for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

National Native Title Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Centrelink)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)—Report for 2006-07, including financial statements for the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

National Water Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Family Law Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

CrimTrac Agency—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Department of Finance and Administration—Report for 2006-07, including financial statements for the Business Services Trust Account. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report of the Integrity Commissioner for the period 30 December 2006 to 30 June 2007. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Privacy Act 1988Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act, including financial statements for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Federal Magistrates Court—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Department of Transport and Regional Services—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Research Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2006-07—Australian Customs Service. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Indigenous Land Corporation—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Family Court of Australia—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Customs Act 1901Conduct of Customs officers [Managed deliveries]—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Report for 2006-07—Central Land Council. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Report for 2006-07—Northern Land Council. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Natural Heritage Trust of Australia—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Administrative Review Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Murray-Darling Basin Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Public Service Commissioner—Report for 2006-07, including report of the Merit Protection Commissioner. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Watson. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Watson in continuation.

Inspector-General of Taxation—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Watson. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Watson in continuation.

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Watson. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Watson in continuation.

Tiwi Land Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—NHMRC Licensing Committee—Report on the operation of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 for the period 1 April to 30 September 2007. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

National Capital Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bartlett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Australian Crime Commission (ACC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

International Air Services Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—Report for the period 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2007. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

General business orders of the day Nos 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 12, 15 to 20, 24 to 26, 28, 31 to 35, 37 to 39, 41, 43 to 48, 51, 53 to 57, 61 to 64, 71 to 77, 79, 80, 83 to 87, 89, 91 to 95, 97 to 104, 108 to 112, 114, 116 to 118, 121 to 123, 125 to 127, 129, 130, 133 to 138, 141 to 143, 145, 146, 148 to 152, 154 to 159, 164, 166 to 168, 170 to 181, 183 to 185, 188 to 191, 195 to 205, 207 and 209 to 211 relating to government documents were called on but no motion was moved.